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title: "215_24 Specialist Vehicles (outright purchase)"
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# 215_24 Specialist Vehicles (outright purchase)

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8d84c691-fc64-4f64-b240-443a0af1ba82

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## Summary

Espo, a central purchasing body located in Leicester, UK, has initiated and awarded a national framework contract titled "215_24 Specialist Vehicles (outright purchase)." The procurement process entails the outright purchase of a variety of specialist vehicles, catering to local authorities and other public sector organisations. The industry category for this procurement is motor vehicles, specifically including tipper trailers and road sweepers. The open procedure procurement method was employed, with tender submissions ending on 28th October 2024. The contract period spans from 3rd December 2024 to 30th November 2028, covering locations across the United Kingdom. The framework's value is estimated at £400,000,000.

This framework offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for suppliers of specialist vehicles such as refuse collection vehicles, compact sweepers, winter maintenance vehicles, minibuses, buses and coaches, customised vehicles like mobile libraries, chassis/cabs, tippers, and blue light appliances. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to participate, as the framework is inclusive of these business types. The successful suppliers, such as AEBI SCHMIDT UK LIMITED and ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED, demonstrate the diverse range of companies involved, providing ample scope for businesses to establish or expand their market presence.

## Notice

Renewal of a national framework for the outright purchase of a wide range of specialist vehicles. The framework is intended to meet the requirements of local authorities and other eligible public sector organisations. Lot 1 - Refuse collection vehicles (RCV's) Lot 2 - Compact sweepers Lot 3 - Chassis mounted sweepers Lot 4 - Winter maintenance vehicles (inc' demountables) Lot 5 - Gully emptiers Lot 6 - Minibuses (inc' converted minibuses) Lot 7 - Minibuses under 3.5t (inc' converted minibuses) Lot 8 - Buses and coaches Lot 9 - Customised vehicles (eg. mobile libraries) Lot 10 - Chassis/cabs Lot 11 - Tippers Lot 12 - Blue light (pumping, aerial & special appliances) Lot 13 - Hot boxes Lot 14 - Skip loaders Lot 15 - Hook loaders ESPO shall obtain a credit score (determined by the use of a credit rating agency) for each Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework (or the credit score goes below 30), ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the awarded Supplier from the Framework. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df8d0f63-9018-4d89-9008-acf8ea3d67bc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 3 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £400,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 34 |
| Supplier names | AEBI SCHMIDT; ALEXANDER DENNIS; ANGLOCO; BUCHER MUNICIPAL; COURTSIDE CONVERSIONS; DENNIS EAGLE; ECON ENGINEERING; EURO COMMERCIALS (SOUTH WALES; FARID HILLEND ENGINEERING; FAUN ZOELLER (UK; GM COACHWORK; GOWRINGS MOBILITY GROUP; GUEST MOTORS; HAKO MACHINES; HARSH; HIAB; JAMES A. CUTHBERTSON; KARCHER (U.K.; LAWRENCE VEHICLES; LYNTON TRAILERS (UK; MARTIN WILLIAMS (HOLDINGS; MARVTECH; MELLOR BUS; MULTEVO; NTM-GB; ROMAQUIP; SCARAB SWEEPERS; STOCK SWEEPERS; T. H. WHITE LIMITED (T/A PALFINGER; TORTON BODIES; TREKA BUS; TREST; VOLVO GROUP; WHALE TANKERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34100000 - Motor vehicles
- 34223370 - Tipper trailers
- 34921100 - Road sweepers

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2025 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df8d0f63-9018-4d89-9008-acf8ea3d67bc
- 26 Sep 2024 at 12:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/056c4e95-bc17-481e-a995-865f79497030

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df8d0f63-9018-4d89-9008-acf8ea3d67bc
  11th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/056c4e95-bc17-481e-a995-865f79497030
  26th September 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
  (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '215_24' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen, once an Expression of interest has been completed).
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008661-2025
  Find a Tender Contract award notice

## Notice URLs

- https://www.espo.org/
- https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/
- https://www.espo.org/legal

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